cenotaph

[ sen-uh-taf, -tahf ]
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noun
  1. a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.

Origin of cenotaph

1
1595–1605; <Latin cenotaphium<Greek kenotáphion, equivalent to kenó(s) empty + -taphion (táph(os) tomb + -ion diminutive suffix)

Other words from cenotaph

  • cen·o·taph·ic [sen-uh-taf-ik], /ˌsɛn əˈtæf ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cenotaph (1 of 2)

cenotaph

/ (ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf) /


noun
  1. a monument honouring a dead person or persons buried elsewhere

Origin of cenotaph

1
C17: from Latin cenotaphium, from Greek kenotaphion, from kenos empty + taphos tomb

Derived forms of cenotaph

  • cenotaphic, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for Cenotaph (2 of 2)

Cenotaph

/ (ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf) /


noun
  1. the Cenotaph the monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920

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